Total Crime Rate

282.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 282.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Top Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Braunstone Ravenhurst , and the 5th highest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Top Close (LE3 3TH) in the last 12 months was 282.0 per 1,000 residents and was 431.5% higher than the Braunstone Ravenhurst average (53.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Top Close (LE3 3TH), the main crime hotspot is near Owen Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Top Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nether Field Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Columbine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranberry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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